See it if You want to leave the theater singing and uplifted. At the end of our performance the audience sang and danced their way out of the theater
Don't see it if you are 'hard-core' closed minded about sexual identity.
See it if Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein are brilliant
Don't see it if You don't like shows about drag queens
See it if Uplifting and heart warming
Don't see it if Na
See it if You want to be thoroughly entertained and want to hear fantastic music to a poignant and up lifting musical .
Don't see it if If you are homophobic and have really bad taste .
See it if you want to see an incredible show
Don't see it if You are uptight and not comfortable with transvestites
See it if You're looking for a fun, sparkling exuberant performance.
Don't see it if You don't like seeing men in drag, this is not the show for you.
See it if You enjoy masterfully staged shows with heart and meaning at the core layered with pure talent
Don't see it if You are uneasy with drag, but even then see it
See it if You want to see something new with great musical numbers and storyline.
Don't see it if You don't like men in heels.
"Audiences have heartily embraced this middling production, which features pop icon Cyndi Lauper as composer and lyricist...For a musical with such racy themes, it would be difficult to picture a more conservative, family-friendly show...We can credit costume designer Gregg Barnes with the boots–they really are luscious...Still, Broadway audiences just wanna have fun, and if it means giving a standing O to a uneven book and score, they'll do it."
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"What transpires is predictable, but Boots, like its heroes, is buoyed by its irresistible gumption, and a good-natured wit that's expertly stoked. Lauper imbues textures lifted from the Motown and disco eras with a sizzling theatricality that's bound to put a little more spring in your step and cheer in your heart."
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"Yes, some of the lyrics are wince-inducing in their simplicity and heavy-handedness, and Charlie is angsty and especially schizophrenic in Act II. But, ultimately, who cares? We’re here for Lola and her 'girls', and the message of acceptance...'Kinky Boots' can be life-changing and life-shaping, even as it is also just a lot of pure, unbridled, musical comedy fun. "
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"What "Kinky Boots" sorely lacks is a dramatic commitment to what it's doing. Which is why a show that seems to make few false steps is so relentlessly tedious...We don't expect reality in a Broadway musical, but it should have a dedication to the world it creates, and all its emotional, comic and musical possibilities. The synthetic-feeling "Kinky Boots" fails that test."
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"What the duo has conjured together in “Kinky Boots” is a vibrant, if choppy tale about carving your own identity, with bold, brassy music that delivers on its promise, and a story that, like so much from this genre, is often predictable. Here, the boots may be kinky, but the story’s not quite sexy enough to provide a lasting turn-on."
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"'Kinky Boots' was clearly meant to be a 'Full Monty'-style crowd-pleaser. Ironically, the rather minor British film it's based on also had little to recommend it...For a musical about drag queens clashing with burly blue collar males and a factory crushed by outsourcing, this is a tension-free show with almost no sex and only some very minor bumps in the plot."
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"The show is so full of good will that only a curmudgeon could walk out and not want to hug the crowds in Times Square. True, the second half is almost completely unnecessary, the English accents are laughable and the footwear puns are relentless. But who cares? This is a big ol' sweet love story about sons, the families we make and red patent leather."
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"Broadway has not had an original, big-budget musical as infectious and joyful as 'Kinky Boots' since 'The Book of Mormon'.... Ms. Lauper, who wrote all the music and lyrics, makes us overlook Harvey Fierstein’s often predictable book...Many pop and rock artists have written Broadway show scores in the past, but Ms. Lauper has set a new high standard for the genre, with a pop effervescence that is crisp, richly textured and consistently entertaining."
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